Cooler.



R. BONNELL.

COOLER.

APPLICATION FILED MARI28,1914. 1,125,450, Patented Ja11.19,1915.

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RUSSELL BONNELL, OF OLIVERS MILLS, PENNSYLVANIA.

COOLER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. 19, 1915.

Application filed March 28, 1914, Serial No. 827,996.

To all whom t may concern;

, Be it known that I, RUssnLL BONNELL, a citizen of the United States,residing at Olivers Mills, in the county o f Luzerne and State ofPennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inCoolers; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, andexact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilledin the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to coolers for bot"` tles of liquid, such aswater; and it consists in the novel construction and combination of theparts hereinafter fully described and claimed, which enables the bottlesto be changed with facility and which permits the cooled liquid to bedrawn olf from them as required.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a. vertical section through a coolerconstructed according to this invention. Fig. 2 is a cross-sectionthrough the cooler taken on the line m*-a in Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is asectional plan view of the cooling vessel, taken on the line g/-g/ inFig. 1.

il supporting stand 2 of any approved construction is provided, and hasbearings 3 at its upper part. The cooling vessel 4 has trunnions 5projecting from itsgsides and journaled in the bearings 3. This coolingvessel is of any approved form, and its sides are preferably formed ofheat-resisting material or are packed with heat-resisting material. Thevessel 4 is open at one end, and its open end is provided with a lid orcover 50, also formed of heatsresisting construction or material, andthis lid or cover is secured to it in anv approved way. The other endportion G of the vessel is preferably conical, and is provided with ahole 7 on the longitudinal axis of the vessel. A packing cone 8 issecured inside the vessel around the hole 7, and is formed of packingmaterial or is lined with packing material.

The bottle 10 for holding the liquid to be cooled is provided with acork 11, or a stopper of other soft material, and is placed in thecooling vessel with its cork engaging with the packing cone so thatwater will not leak out of the hole 7. A suitable faucet 12 is insertedthrough the hole 7 and through the cork so that the contents of thebottle can be drawn oif at will.

The cooling vessel 4. is provided with a guide 14 of perforated orreticulated material, such as netting formed of wire, for holding thebottle in position, and forming an annular space 15 for ice. A crossbar16 is arranged to bear against the bottom of the bottle, and springs 17are attached to the end portions of the crossbar at one end. The otherends of the springs are pivoted vto pinsV 1S which project from thecooler vessel or from its guide. The erossbar and springs hold the corkpressed against the packing cone.

lhen the bottle is to be removed the crossbar is pulled back by hand andis moved to one side pivotally and clear of the bottle. The ice space 15is provided with a drain tube 20 at its lower side which is controlledby a valve 21, so that surplus ice water can be discharged at will intoany suitable receptacle.

The cooling vessel or chamber and its stand are provided with suitablecatch mechanism 251. for holding the cooling vessel in predeterminedpositions. This catch mechanism is of any approved kind, and asillustrated a retractable catch or pin 25 is carried by one of thebrackets of the stand, and is arranged to engage with perforations in aplate 26 secured to one of the trunnions and oscillating with thetrnnnion when released from the catch.

Fig. 1 shows the cooler in position for use. The bottle is supported inan inclined position so that its contents can be drawn oft' as wantedfor use. The lid of the cooling vessel is removed and the vessel isfirst placed in a substantially horizontal position. and the bottle ofliquid is slid into the guide and is secured by the crossbar and spring.The bottle and its neck are not required to lit against anything. Thecork or stopper 11, if not of exactly suitable shape to fit against thepacking cone, is easily shaped up, as it is of soft material, so that itis held watertight against the cone by the crossbar and springs. Thecooler is then turned to a vertical position with the open enduppermost, and the ice spaceis filled with ice, and the cover is securedin place. The cooler is then turned to the position shown in Fig. 1, andthe faucet is inserted in the cork. The lid or cover is formed with arecess 27 to inclose the bottom end of the bottle, so that the bottomend of the bottle protrudes from the cooling chamber when the lid isremoved, and can be seized by hand to remove the empty bottle.

What I Vclaim is:

1. In a cooler, the combination, With a cooling chamber having a holevat one end, of a packing cone secured around the hole, a bottle for theliquid to be cooled arranged inthe cooling chamber, a stopper closingthe bottle and engaging with the packing cone, an outlet Valve for theliquid, and means for pressing the stopper against the packing cone.

2; `In Va cooler, the combination, with l a Cooling chamber having ahole at one end, of a packing cone secured around the hole, a

y bottle guide secured in the cooling chamber Copies of this patent maybe obtained for five cents each, by addressing the cone.

In testimony whereof I have aixed my signature in the presence o twoWitnesses. RUSSELL BONNELL.'

Witnesses: f

GEO. GOLDEN, M. M.,C1'1ANE`.

Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, D. C.

